PLSC 2003 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Articles Of Confederation, Moral Hazard, Bear Stearns

• School: University of Arkansas
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PLSC 2003
• Professor: karensebold

Document Summary

Inherent powers the powers they did not list that are required to execute the above powers. Post offices, coin money, punish piracy: congress has power to call up military/militia to enforce these powers/laws. Article i section 8 and 9 limits tax power. Taxes have to be uniform across states and levied according to population. Always have hard time getting ratings up to 20-30: approval rates very low, but very high re-election rates (95%) paradox. We are a country where we approve president more than congress: president approval rating is 2 or 3 times higher than congress. Congress is becoming more polarized- separated; b/c people voting want that. Causes less bills to be passed bc there is less compromise. Norms of the 20th century congress: institutional patriotism. No longer patriotic towards congress and what it does. Congress is so dysfunctional they are crazy i hate them . Congress members are bashing each other, even in own party.